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Marc Ayza

Marc Ayza is a drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, and producer whose Barcelona projects connect jazz with hip-hop, soul, and spoken word.

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Career Overview

About Marc Ayza

Ayza’s artist-run catalog identifies a Barcelona drummer and composer who works across jazz, hip-hop, soul, and groove-centered music. A 2026 New Barcelona Post profile documents his home near the city and his continuing coordination of Jamboree’s Monday jam sessions.[1][3]

The official catalog runs from 1, 2, 3, ETC. and Deejah through Offering and Live At Home. Later projects include Social Base with vocalist and flutist Erin Corine and Freedom First, which incorporates writing and live recitation by Keith LaMar.[1][3][4]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, drummer, composer, and producer

Marc Ayza leader groups

Ayza’s catalog documents several editions built around his writing, drumming, and interest in jazz and hip-hop production.[1]

Leader, drummer, and composer

Social Base

The project joins Ayza with Erin Corine, Roger Mas, Tom Warburton, and DJ Owey in an electronic and groove-oriented ensemble.[4]

Leader, drummer, and collaborator

Freedom First

The later project combines Ayza’s ensemble writing with text and live recitation by Keith LaMar.[3]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2002

1, 2, 3, ETC.

Co-leader and drummer

The early collaborative recording places Ayza’s drumming within a compact piano-and-bass setting.[1]

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2004

Deejah

Leader, drummer, and composer

Deejah is preserved as a separate leader statement in Ayza’s artist-run chronology.[1]

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2008 · Fresh Sound New Talent

Offering

Leader, drummer, and composer

Recorded in Brooklyn, the album combines piano, electric keyboards, bass, turntables, drums, and guest rap vocals.[2]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official Marc Ayza catalog

Stream Ayza’s leader and collaborative releases from 1, 2, 3, ETC. through Live At Home.

Official video channel

Watch leader-project, ensemble, rehearsal, and performance videos posted by Ayza.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Mon, Sep 21, 7:00 PM

Jamboree Jam Session

Jamboree · Barcelona

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Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM

Jamboree Jam Session

Jamboree · Barcelona

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Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 PM

Jamboree Jam Session

Jamboree · Barcelona

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Mon, Oct 12, 7:00 PM

Jamboree Jam Session

Jamboree · Barcelona

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Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Artist-run recording catalog

    Marc Ayza

  2. [2] Official Offering edition and personnel

    Marc Ayza

  3. [3] Reported career and Barcelona interview

    The New Barcelona Post

  4. [4] Social Base project and lineup guide

    Jazziam Barcelona